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Vesper

Vesper Meaning & Definition
Vesper Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Vesper?

[n] a late afternoon or evening worship service
[n] a planet (usually Venus) seen at sunset in the western sky

Synonyms | Synonyms for Vesper: evening star | Hesperus

Related Terms | Find terms related to Vesper:

See Also | divine service | placebo | planet | religious service | service

Vesper In Webster's Dictionary

\Ves"per\, n. [L., the evening, the evening star, the west; akin to Gr. ?, ?, and perhaps to E. west. Cf. {Hesperian}, {Vespers}.] The evening star; Hesper; Venus, when seen after sunset; hence, the evening. --Shak.
\Ves"per\, a. Of or pertaining to the evening, or to the service of vespers; as, a vesper hymn; vesper bells. {Vesper sparrow}, the grass finch. See under {Grass}.

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